Louis Secretan

Louis (Gabriel Abraam Samuel Jean) Secretan (1758–1839 in Lausanne), was a Swiss lawyer and mycologist. He published Mycologie Suisse in 1833, though the names are not regarded as valid unless republished by other authors.[1]

The standard author abbreviation Secr. is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.[2]

References

  1. ^ Rolf Singer, Robert E. Machol. - “Are Secretan's fungus names valid?”, Taxon, vol. 26, No 2/3 (May, 1977), pp. 251-255
  2. ^ "Author Query". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/authorsearchpage.do.